Parasite-host relationship: A lesson from a professional killer

Invertebrate Survival Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-53

  Brivio, Maurizio F ^a   Mastore, M ^a   Pagani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunity; Immunodepression; Immunoevasion; Insect; Parasite; PRRs PAMPs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645421838     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1824307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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